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NEET · Chemistry · STD 11 - 4. Chemical bonding and molecular structure

Match the coordination number and type of hybridisation with distribution of hybrid orbitals in space based on Valence bond theory.
Coordination number and type of hybridisation Distribution of hybrid orbitals In space
\((a)\) \(4, sp ^{3}\) \((i)\) trigonal bipyramidal
\((b)\) \(4, dsp ^{2}\) \((ii)\) octahedral 
\((c)\) \(5, sp ^{3} d\) \((iii)\) tetrahedral
\((d)\) \(6, d ^{2} sp ^{3}\) \((iv)\) square planar
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  1. A \((a)-(iii) (b)-(i) (c)-(iv) (d)-(ii)\)
  2. B \((a)-(ii) (b)-(iii) (c)-(iv) (d)-(i)\)
  3. C \((a)-(iii) (b)-(iv) (c)-(i) (d)-(ii)\)
  4. D \((a)-(iv) (b)-(i) (c)-(ii) (d)-(iii)\)
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(C) \((a)-(iii) (b)-(iv) (c)-(i) (d)-(ii)\)

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